Today we’re talking about making your way through a diagnosis, devastation, a life....that you didn’t plan for.....with my friend Lauren Fritz.

Lauren is the mom to two sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – but she’s so much more – she’s a longtime trauma and grief counselor. She worked for years with families in crisis – dealing with loss and catastrophic medical issues, and the heartache of wanting to help their child.

But so much changed for her when both of her sons were diagnosed with Duchenne...this brutal, progressive muscle wasting disease, that has no cure. Having always been the helper, she now became the mom – the family – that needed help.

Lauren has an amazing perspective on living in, as she calls it, the in-between – the place in life that holds both joy and despair.

She found peace, joy, and her way forward by saying “screw the standards” and designing a life for her family that redefined happiness.

She offers beautiful and very personal reflections on letting go of expectations, being present, and moving from being overwhelmed and devastated to feeling joy again.

Lauren is wise and kind and gentle. Through sharing a really intimate look into her own life – both the joys and the struggles -- she gives so much comfort. And most important, I think she helps all of us feel like, no matter what you’re making your way through right now, you will find peace and joy again.

I hope this is an episode you want to share with your friends and download and listen to over and over again.

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